Born | September 10, 1941, Queens, New York, U.S. |
Died | May 20, 2002, Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Fields | Paleontology, evolutionary biology, history of science |
Institutions | Harvard University, American Museum of Natural History, New York University |
Alma mater | Antioch College (BA), University of Leeds, Columbia University (PhD) |
Thesis | Pleistocene and Recent History of the Subgenus Poecilozonites (Poecilozonites) (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in Bermuda: An Evolutionary Microcosm (1967) |
Known for | Punctuated equilibrium, Non-overlapping magisteria, Spandrel, Exaptation |
Notable awards | Linnean Society of London's Darwin–Wallace Medal (2008), Paleontological Society Medal (2002), St. Louis Literary Award (1994), Sue Tyler Friedman Medal (1989), American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award (1982), Charles Schuchert Award (1975), Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1983, 1990), MacArthur Fellowship, National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award |
Spouse | Deborah Lee (m. 1965, div. 1995, 2 children), Rhonda Roland Shearer (m. 1995, 2 stepchildren) |
About Stephen Jay Gould
Historian Stephen Jay Gould was born on September 10, 1941 in New York, United States (He dies at the age of 60, on May 20, 2002).
He is well recognized for his popular scientific publications, such as The Mismeasure of Man (1981), Ever Since Darwin (1977), and Dinosaur in a Haystack. He is an author, science historian, evolutionary biologist, and paleontologist from the United States (1995). Two years before his death, the United States Library of Congress named him a"Living Legend".
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Stephen Jay Gould before becoming famous
Stephen Jay Gould was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1941 is also the year of Serpent (蛇) in the Chinese Zodiac.
He was an active campaigner for civil rights and social justice while attending Antioch College in the 1960s. He taught paleontology and geology at Harvard University for more than three decades.
Achievement of Stephen Jay Gould
He was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, in 1982. Despite his grim prognosis, he lived for another twenty years.
Stephen Jay Gould's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
He was born to Jewish immigrants in New York City. From his two marriages, he had two children and two stepchildren.
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Another science writer, Novelist Richard Dawkins, and he both contributed articles to Natural History magazine.
Stephen Jay Gould Income & Net worth
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